Glossary Test 7 Flashcards
Foreshadowing
a purposeful hint placed in a work of literature to suggest what may occur later
Hyperbole
a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used to achieve emphasis
Idiom
a word or phrase that is used habitually with a particular meaning in a language
Image
a mental picture that is conjured by specific words and associations
Induction
the process of reasoning to a conclusion about all members of a class through examining only a few members of the class
Irony
when a situation produces an outcome that is the opposite of what is expected
Juxtaposition
When two contrasting ideas, words or sentence elements are placed next to each other for comparison
Litotes
Ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary
Logical Fallacies
an error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid
Oversimplification
The tendency to provide simple solutions to complex problems
Non sequitur
An inference or conclusion that does not follow from established premises or evidence
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc
Confusing chance or coincidence with causation
Begging the question
Assuming in a premise that which needs to be proven
False analogy
Making a misleading analogy between logically unconnected ideas
Either/or thinking
The tendency to see an issue as having only two sides
